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DEVELOPING: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway DEVELOPING: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway
Developing: Victim Airlifted After Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Rt. 80 Westbound In Rockaway One person was airlifted after a truck overturned and shut down Route 80 westbound in Rockaway Wednesday afternoon, initial reports say. The truck overturned and trapped the victim in the westbound lanes near Exit 35 in Rockaway around 3:20 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The victim was extricated from the vehicle and was being airlifted by Atlantic Air to Morristown Medical Center, the initial report said. The westbound ramp to Exit 35 near Mount Hope Avenue remained closed following the crash and investigation, according to 511nj. Crash investigation on I-80 west…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Killed In Fiery SUV Crash On Route 80, State Police Say UPDATE: Man Killed In Fiery SUV Crash On Route 80, State Police Say
Update: Man Killed In Fiery SUV Crash On Route 80, State Police Say A man was pronounced dead after a crash on Route 80 westbound caused his SUV to go up in flames Monday night, state police confirmed. The man was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he ran off the left side of the highway and struck a tree near milepost 41.5 in Parsippany just before 9:10 p.m., NJSP Lt. Jeff Flynn told Daily Voice. The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames following the crash, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Flynn said. The westbound lanes were temporarily closed for the crash investigation, according to a Tweet from the 511NJ Twitter page. C…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash
One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash A driver was killed in a rollover crash early Monday evening on westbound Route 80 in Paterson, responders said. The older-model Ford Explorer Sport crashed in the left lane shortly before 5:30 p.m. before the Madison Avenue exit at mile marker 59.6, they said. The New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was immediately summoned because of the initial severity of injuries. The victim was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m. City firefighters and police and a state DOT crew were among the responders joining NJ State Police troopers at the scene. All lanes of the westbou…

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by Jerry DeMarco